How to request a report
1
Contact your Microsoft representative
Reach out to your Microsoft point of contact, or email XboxSustainability@Microsoft.com.
2
Provide the title, sandbox, and scenarios
Share the target sandbox and the specific scenarios you want measured. Common asks: main menu, matchmaking lobby, single-player campaign, multiplayer gameplay, pause menu, constrained state.
3
Certification runs the standardized test
Certification runs your title against standardized test rigs and instrumentation. See Sustainability PIX guide for the exact PIX configuration used.
4
Review the per-scenario breakdown
You receive a per-scenario breakdown of power draw with platform-average comparisons.
5
Prioritize with Power Monitor
Use the report to prioritize where local Power Monitor profiling will find the biggest wins.
What a report includes
Each scenario is captured on XBOX Series X and XBOX Series S with:- Title average — your title’s average Power Load % in that scenario.
- Industry average — the Lab platform baseline average for the same scenario.
- Wattage — approximate wall-socket wattage.
- Deltas — where you’re above or below the industry average.
Lab vs. global platform baselines
Two baselines inform your reports:- Lab baseline — controlled measurement on standardized hardware in a normalized environment. Best for comparing your title to others.
- Global platform baseline — aggregated real-world telemetry from shipping titles. Best for understanding how your title actually behaves at scale.
Real examples using cert reports
Cert reports have driven the optimizations in multiple shipping titles:- The Elder Scrolls Online — cert report flagged a ~30 W jump in menus, leading to the 30 FPS menu cap.
- Star Wars Outlaws — cert report showed the pause menu at ~75% Power Load vs. an industry average of 55–60%, leading to the 1 FPS pause behavior.
- Gears of War: Reloaded — cert measured every mode × area combination to publish comparative data.
Get involved
Email XboxSustainability@Microsoft.com to:- Request a Certification Sustainability Power Report.
- Join the pilot program and contribute a case study.
- Get help with Power Monitor profiling or DPS integration.
- Discuss whether your title is a good fit for new tools as they roll out.